Most Men, Like Plants, Possess Hidden Qualities

A Man's Worth Has Its Season, Like Fruit.

Whatever Good Things People Say Of Us, They Tell Us Nothing New.

Only Strong Natures Can Really Be Sweet Ones; Those That Seem Sweet Are In General Only Weak, And May Easily Turn Sour.

Passion Very Often Makes The Wisest Men Fools, And Very Often Too Inspires The Greatest Fools With Wit.

We Would Frequently Be Ashamed Of Our Good Deeds If People Saw All Of The Motives That Produced Them.